Example sentences of "have [adv] be [adj] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The volcanic rocks of the island of Madeira ( tufas and volcanic ashes interbedded with basaltic lavas ) have long been subject to the effects of rain and rivers . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , some European companies have long been successful at the world super-company level ( table 3 ) . |
| 3 | Managers in schools have long been involved in the management of change of various kinds and at various levels — particularly in relation to the curriculum or elements of it . |
| 4 | Tools of this kind have long been available in the industry . |
| 5 | The modernist council properties have long been one of the strongest fiefdoms of professionalized architecture , being extremely closely linked to development planning and local political interests , and subject to the intervention of both civic authorities and the state . |
| 6 | The coastal resort of Skegness and Mablethorpe have long been famous for the seaside delights they offer and for many , who do not know East Lindsey well , these may be the only places here that they have heard of . |
| 7 | While the French have long been convinced of the value of massage with natural ingredients in the treatment of cellulite , the British are sometimes sceptical . |
| 8 | Many scientists have long been intrigued by the idea of adding a known toxic substance to water supplies to reduce cavities in teeth . |
| 9 | I HAVE long been impressed by the number of careless references in the Scriptures to the faithful blithely taking it upon themselves to raise houses to the Lord . |
| 10 | Oriental philosophies have long been conscious of the ultimate duality of awareness . |
| 11 | Zapp is the supreme professional , who embodies , albeit comically , those ideals of professionalism that have long been dominant in the North American academy and are becoming so in the British . |
| 12 | In England , a number of reported criminal cases reveal instances of marital rape and women 's organisations have long been aware of the problem . |
| 13 | Industrial managers and behavioural scientists have long been aware of the need to introduce choice and control in the workplace . |
| 14 | CALLS FOR an independent body to monitor the Government 's use of statistics followed two recent cases which attracted widespread criticism , but some academics have long been concerned about the independence of British official statistics . |
| 15 | I have long been concerned about the time lapse from the commissioning of a book to its appearance in the shops . |
| 16 | The Americans have long been eager for the Japanese to help Latin America 's economies , and mused that the Europeans might want to shoulder a degree of responsibility for Africa . |
| 17 | I have long been suspicious of the official line that terminal bonuses are directly attributed to investment surplus and that poor value on death or on policy premium amendment is the price for higher returns if you are lucky enough to make it to retirement . |
| 18 | The Russians have apparently been impressed by the cars ' reliablity . |
| 19 | National data on the proportion of households sharing kitchens , bathrooms , and other amenities have only been available from the census since 1951 . |
| 20 | In these appeals we have only been concerned with the obligation to give the contemnor this written record , but in most of the reported cases there have been other breaches of procedures in addition to a breach of this nature . |
| 21 | The importance of the recent discovery of this document recording the conclusions of the conferences of 26–27 May is that it fills in what have hitherto been two of the most significant gaps in the whole story . |
| 22 | I have hitherto been guilty of no very enormous or vile actions . |
| 23 | As an importer , you are secure in the knowledge that the goods for which you are paying have already been despatched/ As an exporter , you retain control of the goods until the importer has paid or agreed to pay . |
| 24 | Our finding of highly similar introns in fungi and algae is consistent with the idea that introns have already been present in the bacterial ancestors of present day mitochondria and evolved concomitantly with the organells . |
| 25 | These trends have already been apparent in the formulation of the terms for EMU and political union . |
| 26 | But theorists have already been busy for the past few years working on schemes that incorporate a third force , the strong nuclear force , with electroweak theory . |
| 27 | Films have generally been few on the ground , perhaps the most successful being Ira Wohl 's ‘ Best Boy ’ a documentary based on the life of his cousin , Philly , a 52 year old Down 's Person . |
| 28 | It has occurred to me to wonder what the previous experience has been of youngsters who savagely assault old people , whether they have ever been close to an old person . |
| 29 | ‘ Journalists have always been keen on the idea of a ‘ Punk Revival ’ and now that a few bands like the Buzzcocks , Sham 69 and X-Ray Spex are back together they 're having a field day . |
| 30 | I have always been impressed with the quality of the precedents contained in the Encyclopaedia , which rarely let us down , despite the intricacies of the subject matter , and it comes as no surprise to me to find that so many firms seem to be basing their standard form agreements and leases on Forms 14 and 29 . |